At SYNC you never have to choose which session you will attend. During our main stage programs, we all sit and learn together. SYNC will once again bring instructors to the main stage who are inspiring leaders in our industry in the fields of marketing, sales, business, and of course, photography. 

Speakers and the conference schedule are subject to change without notice. 

SYNC OFFICIALLY BEGINS AT 7:00 PM CT FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2020

Opening Night at SYNC is a night full of energy as all of your friends gather together for a much needed in-person event. We have been waiting for this moment. We miss our community. We are ready, are you? Join us on Friday night for an opening session not to be missed. After an inspiring welcome message on recalculating from Darty Hines, SYNC Inc President, get ready for a dynamic and inspirational keynote presentation from Liz Bohannon. This is a program that every creative entrepreneur must see! 

Liz Bohannon Presents Beginner's Pluck 

Hate to break it to you, but you're never going to "find your passion." Why? Because your passion and purpose are something you create--actively--day by day. In her signature tell-it-like-it-is fashion, entrepreneur Liz Forkin Bohannon shows you how to cultivate the mindsets that will help you live like you were made on purpose and for a purpose. It's within your power to build a life of purpose, passion, and impact. All you need is a little bit of pluck.

ABOUT LIZ BOHANNON: 

 Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs and the author of the book Beginner’s Pluck: Build your life of purpose, passion and impact now. Sseko is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. In four years, Sseko has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities, and entrepreneurial training to over 76 women in East Africa.

Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. She believes deeply that business is a powerful platform for social change and that girls are our future.

Liz's work has landed her on the show Shark Tank as well as recognition in Bloomberg Business, Ingram's 30 under 30 and winner of The Bush Institute Global Women's Award, Global Women's Champion Award, and the Spanx Leg Up Award. 

She now splits her time between Uganda and Portland, Oregon, where she and her husband Ben run Sseko Designs.

NOTE: Due to scheduling conflicts and COVID travel restrictions, Liz's program will be via video.